TroubleInChina has the text of her Take Back the Night speech up at her blog. She also questions the resistance some feminists have to being inclusive of the concerns of disabled peoples. This open letter by Meloukhia to Feministing, specifically addresses that blog’s tendency to use exclusionary language in talking about feminism. My favorite line in this letter is: “Feminism includes people with disabilities. Disability is a feminist issue.” Quoted for truth, folks, QFT.

Polanski never actually paid the civil settlement to the girl he raped. Chris Rock breaks this case down here.

This custody battle is crossing international lines. Karnythia points out that the language used in this reporting Others the non-American mother.